Pace ClassificationsREC – Recreational ride, pace averaging 12-14 mph.ADV – Advanced ride, pace averaging 16-18 mph.TBD – Pace determined by participants at start of ride.Note: Coordinators may adjust the ride to match the weather and participants wants. Riders are responsible for knowing the route and being safe.Helmets are required.Rides are open to adults age 18 and up.

Ride Cancellations – check FacebookIf it looks like a ride may be cancelled due to bad weather, check for updates on the Facebook page for Chain Gang Bicycle & Adventure. Or contact the ride coordinator.

CURRENT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FYI EVENT Monday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. Learning to Learn program at SC4.The St. Clair County Library is sponsoring a talk by Barbara Oakley, an author and professor at Oakland University, on Learning to Learn at 6 p.m. in SC4’s Fine Arts Building. It is a free event but you must register and get a ticket. Go to the Library web page for details http://sccl.lib.mi.us/EventInfo.aspx?id=25037

CULTURE OPSaturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. SC4 Jazz Band and Symphonic Band concert Theme is Christmas at the Movies. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. See www.sc4.edu/arts for more information.

CULTURE OP Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. New Horizon Band Holiday Concert In the mood for more music of the season? The New Horizon Band will present a holiday concert at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1923 Garfield, Port Huron. No charge but donations appreciated. There may even be a sing-along!

FYI EVENT PLUS GROUP OPTION Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. Mitch Albom – PH Town Hall evening sessionMitch Albom will be at McMorran to talk about his new book, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. Sponsored by Town Hall, tickets are $40 and include his book. Seating is probably reserved, so if interested in sitting together, contact Gail before Nov. 15. She will purchase tickets on Nov. 15. Procrastinators are welcome to buy their own tickets at a later date. If interested in dinner before the talk, let Gail know that you are attending and you will be notified of dinner time and place. Gail: text – 810-357-8407 or email – gnawrock@gmail.com Learn more at http://mcmorran.com/event/port-huron-town-hall-mitch-albom-evening-session/

HOLIDAY FUN Saturday, Dec. 22 at 3 p.m. What the Christmas? PlayThis play about Jack Frost’s search for love in the North Pole will be presented at the Citadel Stage, 609 Huron Avenue, Port Huron. Tickets are $20 and available through the Enter Stage Right website http://www.enterstageright.org/ Buy your own ticket, but let Gail know if you are going and want to have dinner after so reservations can be made: text – 810-357-8407 or email – gnawrock@gmail.com

NOTE: Our cycle season typically runs from Mid-April through the end of September. Impromptu bike rides, hikes, cross-country ski outings, kayak paddles, and more may be posted and announced as weather and interest allows.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: People engaging in Chain Gang activities do so at their own risk. PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND THAT BICYCLING IS AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH. PARTICIPANTS RECOGNIZE THAT CHAIN GANG ACTIVITIES MAY TAKE PLACE ON PUBLIC ROADS OPEN TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND CONTAINING OTHER HAZARDS TO BICYCLISTS. PARTICIPANTS TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OBEYING ALL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND PERSONAL SAFETY WHILE RIDING. PARTICIPANTS ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CHAIN GANG PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THEMSELVES, OFTEN ENGAGE IN OTHER OUTDOOR ADVENTURES SUCH AS KAYAKING AND HIKING. PARTICIPANTS RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CHAIN GANG, ITS PARTICIPANTS AND/OR COORDINATORS, FOR ALL DAMAGES INCURRED AT OR ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CHAIN GANG ACTIVITY FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR HEIRS, THEIR EXECUTORS AND THEIR ASSIGNS.